DIFF 2023 is reimagined with ‘community’ at the heart of the festival
Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) returned on Thursday with a reimagined look as festival director Gráinne Humphreys focuses on the importance of community at this year’s festival. “DIFF has been…
Liberties short film: Dublin 8 Portrait
With just a camera and a bicycle, film director Mia Mullarkey jumped into the deep end of community in the Liberties to create a special short film, Dublin 8…
Film Review – I Just Need ‘A Simple Favour’
Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) is a full-time mommy vlogger with an annoying abundance of energy for life. Emily (Blake Lively) is a glamorous woman who has a dark past and…
Film Review – ‘Under the Clock’
“Love is an itch underneath the heart you can’t scratch,” chuckles the charming and eccentric musician, Ray Gunn, from the armchair by the window of his living room. Sat…
‘Deadpool’ aims to both kill and please (Film Review)
Compared to some generic and predictable storylines brought to us in the past, Marvel has finally created something different and refreshing with their most recent release, Deadpool. …
Film review: The Hunger Games Mockingjay, Part 2
PG- 13 Stars: ★★★★☆ Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi One of this Christmas’ most anticipated movies, The Hunger Games Mockinjay Part 2, begins where it left off. Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson),…
Bridge of Spies: Spielberg brings Cold War to life
Pitch-perfect performances and elegant direction from Steven Spielberg turn a decades-old historical event into a human and relevant story about a man making the difficult decision to stand by his…
The Tale of Princess Kaguya-Review
This Japanese animated film is a beautiful fairytale which harkens back to the classic Disney films of the 20th Century. A poor bamboo farmer (this is Japan, remember) finds a…
Maureen O’Hara to receive an Honorary Oscar
Acclaimed Irish actress Maureen O’Hara is set to receive an Honorary Oscar from the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences on 8 November. The Honorary…
A taste of Japan comes to the Light House
The Light House cinema is set to host Ireland's sixth annual Japanese Film Festival in association with the Japanese Embassy from April 8th to April 17th…
Judi Dench plays a real Irish mammy in ‘Philomena’
Darragh Mowlds gives Stephen Frears' heart-breaking, yet whimsical 'Philomena' 5 out of 5.…
‘Diana’ – film review
Oliver Hirschbiegel's biopic is politely bland and portrays the Princess of Wales as shallow and spoilt.…
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